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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (11 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to protect the interests of beef farmers in view of understandable frustration at poor prices and the ongoing systemic flaws in the relationship between farmers and factories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41263/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (11 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: As the Minister will be aware, most of the farming organisations have pulled out of the beef forum body that was set up a number of years to ensure a fair price for beef. I would like know the steps the Minister will take in the interests of beef farmers in view of the understandable frustration at poor prices and the ongoing systematic flaws in the relationship between farmers and meat...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (11 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: It is crucial that some body is set up to oversee what is happening between farmers and meat factories because there is a situation in this country where farmers have bought expensive store cattle and some of them are not leaving any profit whatsoever. When one considers that €3.70 per kg is what is being paid in Ireland for good quality cattle, in England farmers are getting...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility (11 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to ensure all applications under the areas of natural constraints scheme selected for a remote sensing eligibility inspection are carried out at the earliest date; when all finalised ANC payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41016/18]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: No one can say that Fianna Fáil has not provided stability during an immensely difficult period. Outside the bubble of this House, the daily grind of getting things done is what matters to the people we all represent. There is an obsession with spin across the floor of the House, and we have not been short of PR events and policies announced, launched and re-announced with no follow...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: Somebody had to take up the cudgel, in all fairness. It and other parties have no credibility in taking decisions, as they dived for cover in 2016. At that time, either we formed a Government, as happened, or we went back to the country. If we had gone back to the country it would have been the very same thing all over again. At the end of the day, parties would have had to get together...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (9 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the target and turnaround time for passport applications; if turnaround times are regularly relayed to post office staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41013/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40600/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 244. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for an increase in funding for a community based podiatrist for persons with diabetes in County Sligo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40716/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (9 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 347. To ask the Minister for Health when the new contributory assessment conditions under the fair deal scheme will come into practice whereby land and businesses will be excluded after three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41135/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (9 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 408. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when advance payments under the 2018 GLAS scheme will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41017/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (9 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 469. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if discriminatory elements (details supplied) of the domiciliary care allowance scheme will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40586/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) that has been ongoing for approximately three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40391/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of grant aid drawn down in forestry premia and grants by Coillte, farmers and individual non-farmer private investors on an annual basis since the commencement of the current afforestation grant and forest premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40506/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (4 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide data relating to matters (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40521/18]

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: I am glad to have an opportunity to speak. I have listened to everyone's view. I cannot understand why the Bill has taken three years to get to this stage and I will not delay it this evening, but I would like to make a few comments. I am glad the Minister clarified the situation regarding directional signage for distilleries, breweries, etc., when he spoke. I do not own a pub, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Status (2 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign birth registration application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39974/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Status (2 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign birth registration application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39975/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available to provide a safe landing facility on Inishmurray Island; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the landowners (details supplied) have no objection to works and will give way for works to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39650/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Correspondence (27 Sep 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39130/18]